21 best-selling historical fiction books like Children of the Catastrophe by Sarah Shoemaker

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Children of the Catastrophe

By: Sarah Shoemaker

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Set amid the backdrop of the massacre of Greeks and Armenians after World War I, a deeply affecting…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in Children of the Catastrophe by Sarah Shoemaker , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Daughters of the Occupation

By: Shelly Sanders

4.23

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Inspired by true events in World War II Latvia, an emotionally charged novel of sacrifice, trauma, … read more

Similar categories in Shelly Sanders's Daughters of the Occupation book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. The Porcelain Maker

By: Sarah Freethy

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

An epic story of love, betrayal, and art that spans decades, through the horrors of World War II to… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Freethy's The Porcelain Maker book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. Count the Nights by Stars

By: Michelle Shocklee

4.24

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

A 2023 Christianity Today Book of the Year Award-winner! Count your nights by stars, not shadows… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Shocklee's Count the Nights by Stars book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey

By: Serena Burdick

3.75

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

What if you could write a new ending for yourself? England, 1898. When Evelyn first married the fa… read more

Similar categories in Serena Burdick's The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. Daughters of Shandong

By: Eve J. Chung

4.50

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An instant USA Today Bestseller! A propulsive, extraordinary novel about a mother and her daught… read more

Similar categories in Eve J. Chung's Daughters of Shandong book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. A Shadow in Moscow

By: Katherine Reay

4.35

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A betrayal at the highest level risks the lives of two courageous female spies: MI6's best Soviet s… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Reay's A Shadow in Moscow book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. Two Wars and a Wedding

By: Lauren Willig

3.89

Format: 435 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig: a dramatic coming-of-age story with a dual ti… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Willig's Two Wars and a Wedding book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Invincible Miss Cust

By: Penny Haw

4.19

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

Must-read historical fiction for fans of Marie Benedict and Tracey Enerson Wood, based on the real … read more

Similar categories in Penny Haw's The Invincible Miss Cust book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard

By: Natasha Lester

4.12

Format: 454 pages, Hardcover

Three generations. One chance to prove themselves. Can the women of the Bricard fashion dynasty fin… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Lester's The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. Not Our Kind

By: Kitty Zeldis

3.75

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

With echoes of The Rules of Civility and The Boston Girl, a compelling and thought-provoking novel … read more

Similar categories in Kitty Zeldis's Not Our Kind book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. Shelterwood

By: Lisa Wingate

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children ca… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Wingate's Shelterwood book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"What lucky people we readers are that we live not just one life, but many, and diving into yet another is as easy as opening a book."

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"That was a perilous area. . .Graves could be anywhere and undoubtedly are. We walk over history, unaware, every day in all places. We sleep atop it. When we rest our heads at night, we've no way of k…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"The light between them outshines the November day. My heartstrings tug, and I want to call my mother and my grandmother, the women who built me - who implanted the idea that whatever path I chose for…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"I take a deep breath, lose myself in the healing power of feeling the world breathe, water over stones, wind against trees, last year's dry leaves tumbling along expanses of rock, in the play of clou…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

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12. The Myth of Surrender

By: Kelly O'Connor McNees

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In 1960, free-spirited Doreen is a recent high-school grad and waitress in a Chicago diner. She doe… read more

Similar categories in Kelly O'Connor McNees's The Myth of Surrender book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. A Hundred Suns

By: Karin Tanabe

3.82

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An evocative historical novel set in 1930's Indochine, about the American wife of a Michelin heir w… read more

Similar categories in Karin Tanabe's A Hundred Suns book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Brains are more effective than beauty. Only the world tries to make women forget it. They don't want us to be too smart ... They're scared that if they encourage it, we'll end up more intelligent tha…"

-Karin Tanabe, A Hundred Suns

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14. Where the Wandering Ends

By: Yvette Manessis Corporon

3.95

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Northern Corfu, 1947—In a community of poor families ten-year-old Marco’s is perhaps the poorest, b… read more

Similar categories in Yvette Manessis Corporon's Where the Wandering Ends book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. The Soviet Sisters

By: Anika Scott

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of The German Heiress, Anika Scott, comes a gripping new historical nov… read more

Similar categories in Anika Scott's The Soviet Sisters book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The Light We Left Behind

By: Tessa Harris

4.13

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

England: 1944 When psychologist Maddie Gresham is sent a mysterious message telling her to repor… read more

Similar categories in Tessa Harris's The Light We Left Behind book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. The Last Twelve Miles

By: Erika Robuck

3.82

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Two real, brilliant women on opposite sides of the law, in a deadly game of cat and mouse… 1926.… read more

Similar categories in Erika Robuck's The Last Twelve Miles book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • drama
"Elizabeth’s heart feels a pang of jealousy, followed by a burst of love at seeing her happy family. It’s both freeing and agonizing not to be needed. That is the nature of motherhood, she thinks"

-Erika Robuck, The Last Twelve Miles

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18. Children of the Catastrophe

By: Sarah Shoemaker

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Set amid the backdrop of the massacre of Greeks and Armenians after World War I, a deeply affecting… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • world war i
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • drama
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19. The Brideship Wife

By: Leslie Howard

3.78

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Inspired by the history of the British “brideships,” this captivating historical debut tells the st… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Howard's The Brideship Wife book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Michal's Destiny: Inspired by powerful and gripping true WW2 stories of bravery, hope, and love by Roberta Kagan

20. Michal's Destiny: Inspired by powerful and gripping true WW2 stories of bravery, hope, and love

By: Roberta Kagan

4.15

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

1919 Siberia. Michal—a young, sheltered girl—has eyes for a man other than her betrothed. In her tr… read more

Similar categories in Roberta Kagan's Michal's Destiny: Inspired by powerful and gripping true WW2 stories of bravery, hope, and love book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. A Place to Hide

By: Ronald H. Balson

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the winner of the National Jewish Book Award Theodore “Teddy” Hartigan is the scion of a we… read more

Similar categories in Ronald H. Balson's A Place to Hide book and Sarah Shoemaker's Children of the Catastrophe

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

21 best-selling fiction books like Children of the Catastrophe by Sarah Shoemaker

Transform Your Habits

Daughters of the Occupation

Shelly Sanders

4.23

Transform Your Habits

The Porcelain Maker

Sarah Freethy

4.10

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Count the Nights by Stars

Michelle Shocklee

4.24

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The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey

Serena Burdick

3.75

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31 best-selling fiction books like Daughters of the Occupation by Shelly Sanders

Transform Your Habits

Daughters of the Occupation

Shelly Sanders

4.23

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The Paris Agent

Kelly Rimmer

4.13

Transform Your Habits

The Golden Doves

Martha Hall Kelly

4.18

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The Paris Daughter

Kristin Harmel

4.25

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